Washing-machine



R. F. PORCH. WASHING MACHINE.

N0. 511,545. Patented Deo. 26, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT r. PoRcH, or sPIcELAND, INDrANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,545, dated December26, 1893.

Application filed April 5, 1892. Serial No. 427,920. (No-model.)

To a/ZZ w/wm t may concern:

-Be it known that I, ROBERT F.`PoRcH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spiceland, in the county of I-Ienry'and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to washing machines, and has for its object toprovide a cover which will not interfere with the wringer, and whichwhen thrown up will rest against one end of the suds box and catch anydri'ppings at that end, and which when replaced will empty saiddrippings into the suds box.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and coinbination of the parts which will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in

' Which- Figure l is a side view, parts of the cover being broken away,of a machine embodying my invention, showing the elevated position ofthe cover by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a detail View of the hinge and theplates which connect the ends of the hinge bar with the sids of thecover and the suds box, respect.-y ive y.

The suds box A may be any approved form and is vprovided in the upperedge of the sides with a forked casting B which is adapted to form abearing for the journals of any well known rubber. The wringer C securedto one end of the suds box is of ordinary construction.

l The cover iscomposed of side pieces D notched in their lower edges toreceive the upper end of the casting B, and the sheet metal top E whichis secured to the front and rear ends' and the top edges of the sidepieces D. The front ends of the side pieces slope and the rear endscurve. The side pieces are somewhat shorter than the sides of the sudsbox and are disposed so that the rear end ofthe cover comes about flushwith the rear end of the suds box, the front end of the said covercoming inside or falling short of the front end of the suds box so asnot to interfere with the wringer. The rear end of the cover forms areceptacle to catch drippings when the said cover is thrown up.

Vbox about in the manner shown.

The cover has a hinge connection with the suds box by means of bars Fwhich have their ends f bent at about right angles and passed throughplates G that are adapted to be secured to the sides of the cover andthe suds The hinge bar F and the plates G are disposed with reference tothe cover and the suds box so that the said cover will rest squarelyupon the suds box, as shown by the full lines in Fig. l, and squarelyagainst the end of the said suds box when the cover is thrown up asshown by the dotted lines in the said figure. The hinged end of thecover is suiiciently curved to form a deep receptacle to catch a largequantity of drippings. When the cover is replaced the drippingswill beelnptiedinto the suds box. 1

The rear end of the cover curves on the arc of a circle whose centerapproximately corresponds with the pivotal connection of the bar F withthe said cover so that the cover may be turned nearly into a verticalposition before dropping it into the position shown by the dotted linesin Fig. 1, or, can be elevated from the position shown by the dottedlines in Fig. l and brought over the suds box prior to closing it on thesuds box,

,thereby preventing any drippings or water that may happen to be caughtby the said curved end of the cover from falling on the Hoor. The coveris turned to and from the horizontal position while the curved endthereof is over the suds box. y

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

In a washing machine, the combination with the suds box, of a coverhaving its rear end curved and forming a drip receptacle, curved rodsforming ahinged connection between the cover and suds box and disposedto permit the said cover kto -tilt from a horizontal to a verticalposition, or vice versa,v

while the said drip receptacle is wholly above the suds box, and wherebythe said cover can move bodily to drop squarely against the end of thesuds box, substantially as shown for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in iresence of two witnesses.

y ROBERT F. PORCI-I. Witnesses:

O. H. Nixon, L. E. CLOUD.

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